ESV Study Bible Arrives!

By Trevin Wax on Oct 14, 2008 in Book Reviews | Print This Post Print This Post | Share (Twitter, Email, Facebook)

Today, a next-day-air package arrived on my doorstep containing a new The ESV Study Bible. (This is one day that I can enjoy the perks that come from blogging!) 

Congratulations to Crossway Books and Good News Publishers for a terrific marketing campaign that has led up to the release of the most anticipated Study Bible in history. With expectations running so high for this Study Bible, I wondered whether the ESVSB could live up to the hype. As far as I’m concerned, it does.

The good folks at Crossway have reason to be proud of this project.

  • The notes come from a lightly Reformed perspective, but easily appeal to evangelicals of other theological persuasions.
  • The maps are exceptional in their attention to detail. 
  • The list of contributing scholars is top-notch.
  • The product itself contains so much valuable information that I would safely say that even its regular price is probably underpriced.

Do yourself a favor and buy this Bible now while it’s on sale. I have a feeling that I will be consulting this Study Bible for years to come.

(For more information, check out my two-part interview with Crossway editor Justin Taylor about the ESV Study Bible: Part 1, Part 2)

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3 Comment(s)

  1. OK Im sold, I just went a ordered it (on preorder from Amazon), if only by saturation Im sold!

    Liam | Oct 15, 2008 | Reply

  2. Trevin,

    Please forgive my cynicism, but I am not understanding all of the hoopla. I have used the online version quite a lot here lately and it is no doubt a fine translation, leaning heavily toward the more literal side of the pendulum. All well and good. But what real advantage does it have over say the NASB or NJKV? They are all pretty literal translations and none of them are very readable. The ESV still has plenty of “Thus says’” and “Woe unto yous”, so the language itself has not been updated to speak of. Anyway, I’m confused.

    Chas | Oct 20, 2008 | Reply

  3. Chas,

    The hoopla is not about the translation itself, but about the amazing amount of information included in this Study Bible.

    Still, I think the ESV is a terrific literal translation. It is much more readable than the NASB and NKJV, even if it retains much of the formal, biblical language.

    Trevin Wax | Oct 20, 2008 | Reply

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